Kachi A. Ozumba

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Kachi A. Ozumba is a Nigerian-born novelist and short story writer. He won the Arts Council England's Decibel Penguin Prize in 2006[1] and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Africa region) in 2009.[2] His debut novel, The Shadow of a Smile (2009), was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place[3] and longlisted for the 2010 Desmond Elliott Prize.[4][5] Ozumba studied at the University of Ibadan, University of Leeds, and Newcastle University.

References

  1. ↑ "Kachi A Ozumba". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. ↑ admin (November 2009). "Nigerian Wins Commonwealth Literary Competition". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ↑ Pauli, Michelle (2010-05-20). "Ondaatje prize shortlist wanders from Pakistan to Hackney". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07.
  4. ↑ Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction - longlist announced
  5. ↑ "Debut novelists vie for £10,000 Desmond Elliott prize", BBC News, 14 April 2010.

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